A few minutes later Winkler, with part…

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s so exciting that Winkler declared Halloway rode over saplings so large that they raised his horse bodily from the ground — in his (Halloway’s) own words, he went to him, (the bear) “all spraddled out.” Halloway, assisted by Shep, the dog, killed the animal in a short time. A few minutes later Winkler, with part of the pack, had started the second bear up the bluff, which suddenly changed its direction and came back down the hill, and headed straight for W., who was so riveted to the spot that he could not make up his mind to move until bruin was nearly upon him, and then when ( 46 ) did try to get out of the way his foot slipped ,m under him and he fell backward and rely ecsaped being run over by the whole rocession,” but in less time than it takes to ■ite it he was upon his feet and in the thickest the fight for the dogs by this time had nched the bear and covered him so thorough- that Winkler and Halloway found it difficult get in a shot from their Winchesters without dangering the lives of their dogs but Hallo- ay called off his two favorites, “Bob” and Charlie,” and gave Winkler a chance to send bullet through the bear’s heart.